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Thursday, November 10, 2016

Sluglady Talks- Never Give In

I don't usually talk
about politics but after what happened on Wednesday and with
Remembrance day on Friday, I got some things to get off my chest. I'm
gonna be talking about some serious and depressing stuff, but I
promise, there's a happy ending.

Donald Trump is now
president. A maniac so vile & out of touch with the world is now
president. And I DO mean maniac. Trump might be heel turning NOW,
saying that he's gonna protect LGBT groups and help out America’s
economy, but Trump has ALSO made many many claims that would put less
powerful people in jail and wants to reshape America into a place
where only the white, straight, male and rich rule, even more then
they already do. He wants to pass bills that will contradict the very
basic human rights of people all over the world.

And ALL of this is
made worse by the fact that many republicans are now leading the
senate, one of the only powers in America that can oppose him. The
other power being the American people themselves. In fact it's very
telling of what kind of world we live in today, based on peoples
reactions.

Barack Obama had to
spend over 8 long years proving to people he's American. Hilary has
been slammed for “scandals” so light I'm using air quotes. But
Trump, a man that has openly used racist slurs and sexual abuse and
homophobic remarks--- becomes PRESIDENT. And even before one day is
done, people are revolting against it. And yet, he is still
president. The American people know they have been wronged and yet he
is still in power. People aren’t' just angry. They're freaking
TERRIFIED. People are scared that their rights will be taken away. If
ever there was a metaphor for the state of things right now, this is
it.

“Oh, but Tegan,”
you say, “your CANADIAN. You don't have to worry about Trump!”

WRONG! We have
people just like Trump in powerful places up north. Right now, there
is a hearing involving Judge Robin Camp, because during a sexual
assault case, he started blaming the victim, and even asked why she
couldn't keep "her knees together". His defense? He didn't know the
laws.

Let me repeat: The
judge. Of the federal court. Didn't. Know. The law. And blames THAT
on acting like an ass-hat to a woman that was raped.

For every Justin Trudeau and Hilary Clinton that people slam in the media, there's a
Donald Trump mistreating people.

Minorities, even
rich minorities, are treated like dirt. The British Press being
racist and sexist to Meghan Markle, Prince Harry's new girlfriend.
People that aren’t white, straight and male being payed far less
then everyone else. Heck I just read an article about method acting
and how all it does is perpetuate masculine stereotypes and the
belief that pain = art. As long as your a dude. Female method actors,
when they get noticed, are only applauded for looking less beautiful
and canned for acting like a human being.

And this is where
I'm going segway into feminism and comics. My mom asks me many times
why I don't try to get a job at a big company like Marvel, or DC
comics. Why I have never actually applied. And it's very simple--- I
do not want to deal with a job where, at any moment, I could be
sexually assaulted and then get fired for speaking out about it.
That’s it. Because no matter how good or bad the stories are, both
companies STILL have a history of creating their employees like
garbage that can be removed at anytime.

And because I am an
Asexual, Pan-romantic Feminist Woman. And the rich bigots of the
world would rather sweep my “issues” under the rug then treat me
equally or, dare I suggest, pay me equally. You're job as a minority
is to STAY there and if you attempt to get out of said group, you're
slammed for not knowing your place.

Because the bad guys
are running the world and everything sucks.

And yet, we go on.

One of the most
hopeful things coming out of this, is the amount of people instantly
revolting against all the venom out there today. There are protest
happening RIGHT NOW. And though I will never advocate violent
protests, seeing people, not just sad, scared, or angry, but willing
to do something about the problems out there-- gives me hope.

It tells me that if
anyone, be they government official or internet troll, tries to take
away ANYONE'S basic human rights-- black, trans, gay, Muslim, woman,
veteran, child-- you can DAMN WELL BET that WE will fight against it
tooth and nail every step of the way!

Friday is
Remembrance Day in Canada. And I can't think of a better way to honor
our fallen then by promising that no mater what, we will not give up
EVER, on doing the right thing.

This is the Sluglady, signing off.

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Edit Nov 11/2016: I wanted to mention one more thing. Clinton's emails involving Syria. I did some fact checking into it and honestly, every place I look has extreme views in each direction, oversimplifying something extremely complicated. However, I did find THIS article, about Syria response to the election. And it has made up my mind that Trump is still the worst choice of President.